r/linux
How much gets removed or deleted, when it is active, and who posts most
In a sample of the most recent 300 posts and 300 comments in r/linux, 49% of posts and 1% of comments were removed by moderators or Reddit, and about 1% were deleted by their authors. Overall, roughly 25% of what gets posted here is taken down by someone other than the author.
300 posts · 300 comments sampled (19 Aug 2026 → 26 Aug 2026)
Moderation in r/linux
- removed by mods119 (40%)
- removed by Reddit / spam filters28 (9%)
- deleted by author4 (1%)
- still up149 (50%)
Comments: 1% of the last 300 were removed, and 0% deleted by their authors. Comment removals do not say who acted, so they are not split further.
When r/linux is active (UTC)
Common words in r/linux
Top contributors
- u/AutoModerator21 (0p / 21c)
- u/Ontological_Gap13 (0p / 13c)
- u/dr_Fart_Sharting7 (1p / 6c)
- u/Indolent_Bard7 (1p / 6c)
- u/anh05166 (6p / 0c)
- u/ArchaneChutney6 (0p / 6c)
- u/emrearmagan6 (1p / 5c)
- u/homothebrave5 (5p / 0c)
- u/RenatsMC5 (5p / 0c)
- u/ARandomWalkInSpace4 (0p / 4c)
- u/Beniidel04 (4p / 0c)
- u/fat_kaiju4 (0p / 4c)
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Top posts (sampled)
- 2kLinus Torvalds uses AI to debug an Intel GPU driver bug
- 1.4kLongtime Linux CIFS/SMB3 Maintainer Passes Away
- 1.1kManjaro's official website SSL certs have expired yet again.
- 857"Old" Linux user vs. "New" Linux user.
- 671PINE64 hits pause on Linux devices due to RAM and eMMC shortage/high prices
- 503Linux 7.3 Deprecates Many Older 32-bit ARM Platforms, Orphans Hundreds Of Drivers
- 494Is really August 25th is Linux's birthday? I want to celebrate so.
- 440A golden era of Linux for average users
- 426Btrfs Ready With More Performance Improvements For Linux 7.3: Some ~3x To ~5x Wins
- 324Intel Engineers Propose DRM Fabric For Linux
Based on the last 300 posts and 300 comments, not the subreddit's full history. Times are UTC.